Spent a day out at Brownlee res with the kids fishing this weekend. Couple of boys and a 11 year old girl. So how many of you have had something like this happen. The boys are pretty much all over it. Complaining at each other non-stop- "your in my spot" , "I want the front of the boat" , " get closer to shore". The girl says nothing, stands there holding her pole. About the time I forgot she was even back there. she says " dad , I got something".. I go to the back of the jet boat and her pole has a pretty good bend in it. I figure its a O.K sized small mouth. She reels and reels and reels.. wants me to take the pole.. " nope, you hooked it you reel it"... up to the surface comes a 16 inch crappie... now dad wants the pole real bad.. he has been looking for one of those his whole life. He knows how easy these things come off and the way she is standing there cranking away.. it surley will.. Get the net !!! I scamble for it. Before I can make the move she has hoisted the thing up and its flopping on the fish deck. " is it a keeper dad" ... " Uh, yes it is honey".. " Can I have some grapes ".... Sure, go ahead.

The boys are flabber gasted then hostile.. " You got lucky".. " I want the back of the boat" ... on and on.. All she wants is some grapes and maybe a pop.

We head back home and when we get to the ramp I have her take it down to the fish cleaning station where there is an assortment of old men filleting the days catch. She walks down there and pretty soon is in the center of a mob scene... " My god girl, lemmie hold that thing !!!, Frank, run and get my camera"... They all wanna know how I did I catch it. " Pretty easy, just stand at the back of the boat and don't complain".. I know its no 20 pound steelhead, and I have caught a couple dozen of those. But I have never seen a 16 inch crappie.

I WISH I CAUGHT IT !!!